Customer Reviews

Heath Zenith SL-6168-D Wireless Plug-In Chime with Entry-Alert Sensor, White

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

Be warned! This item is NOT a doorbell or ringer, where people at your front door push a button to summon you. It is ONLY an entrance alarm/charm, for use in businesses to alert when a customer enters a shop!

In the picture, the middle sized item is a sensor/transmitter which you mount on the doorjam and the small one is a magnet, which you mount on the door. When the door opens and they separate, the chime sounds from the large item, which you plug into an outlet.

The description used the term "doorbell" several times.


It seems passable for its intended use, though the chine setup is somewhat complex, you use "jumpers" like you'd find on computer hardware to change settings. The volume adjusts well and the chine tone is clear

I have been very pleased with this sensor. I just bought it for a third office. You can put the speaker anywhere within 100 feet so it doesn't have to be up front chiming at everyone in the waiting room. I want to be able to hear it when I am in the back of the office so I can put the speaker there......this is perfect for that. Plus the two small boxes that go on the door and frame are nice and small. Works perfect - great price.

I've had a Heath Wireless Plug-In Chime with Entry-Alert Sensor for over ten years. Just bought another one, for my son, for his mailbox. I use it for my mail alarm. Placed the sensor and magnet in the box, the bell unit is plugged inside house.... Saves trips to check the mail. Also, used it for a bell for disabled person's bedroom. (use a Heath-Zenith compatible button for this), it rings the same box as when my mailbox is opened. Never had a problem with the unit. Works great!

Very easy to install. I have the chime plugged-in in the basement and the sound is loud and clear. The volume can be adjusted as well.

The chime is perfect if you wish to plug-in away from the door - but the volume adjust doesn't work. Seems to have just a single setting. But it works fine for our office where we have the sensor on the main door and the chime plugged in the back lab where we can hear it through the back office.

I bought this door chime to let me know when the front door has been opened. Thus allowing me to be aware if my children have opened the door. The chime works great for this reason, and it is loud for me to hear upstairs. However, if a movie is on, or music, or when one of my children or I play an instrument it also goes off. This is very annoying! Now when I hear the chime I'm pretty sure it is not from the door being opened. This door chime would only work in a home that is as quiet as a library. I now have to try and find a different alarm that is not sensitive to sound.

Perfect for working in the back room while being alerted to custormers coming in the front door. No problems except we dropped it and a plastic thing broke off of the battery case sliding door. You can change the Westminster chime to a single Ding and its not going to drive everyone crazy. Works thru a glass window. Get the extra battery just in case.

I read the description of this product and ordered it thinking that it was a doorbell and also a sensor. It is not a doorbell and Amazon should change the written material about this product. It is not what I wanted at all. Unfortunately I did not read the customer reviews; if I had I would have noted that another buyer made the same mistake.

I ordered this unit to replace our broken Radio Shack door chime that served us in a commercial environment for about 10 years and is no longer made. This model was one of the few that had the features that we needed. We needed a door tripped sensor which wirelessly transferrs to the chime back in our offices so we could hear customers comming in to our store. The range is nowhere near the specified number. It works most of the time within about 15ft of the transmitter, but that won't work for our application. Even at 15ft it didn't work every time. We'd have customers standing in the showroom for awhile wondering if there was anybody there. It really sucks pretty bad. I don't recommend it. It's not reliable.

I use this for a door chime for when customers come into my store. It is well designed, easy to install, has nice features. The only problem is, it only chimes about 3/4 of the time. The transmitter light goes on every time the door is opened, but the receiver only responds 3/4 of the time. I haven't been able to figure out why. I haven't measured the distance but it's not excessively far.